Evloev vs Sterling

Who won Evloev vs Sterling?

Movsar Evloev beat Aljamain Sterling by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 310, on Saturday 7th December 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Movsar Evloev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Evloev vs Sterling stats

Movsar Evloev stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Aljamain Sterling made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Movsar Evloev's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Aljamain Sterling marked his 21st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Movsar Evloev's UFC record stood at 9-0-0, while Aljamain Sterling's came in at 16-5-0.

The stats suggested Evloev had a slight advantage in power over Sterling, with a 17% knock out percentage over Sterling's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sterling had an advantage over Evloev, with a 33% submission rate over Evloev's 22%.

Movsar Evloev was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Evloev had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Evloev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 7 months later than Sterling, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 53 to Sterling's 79.

Evloev vs Sterling form

Evloev remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Aljamain Sterling at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Arnold Allen at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Diego Lopes at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Hakeem Dawodu at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Sterling had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Calvin Kattar at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sean O’Malley at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

Before that, he was victorious against T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had won against Petr Yan at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Aljamain Sterling had been fighting more than Movsar Evloev.

Going to this contest, Movsar Evloev had last fought 5 months and 7 days ago, while Aljamain Sterling's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 1 day ago.

Evloev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Sterling's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What time did Evloev vs Sterling start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:30 AM UTC , which was 8:30 PM EST or 5:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:30 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Evloev vs Sterling?

Movsar Evloev was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Aljamain Sterling made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.